Kakkayam torture camp

Last updated January 26, 2026

Kakkayam police torture camp was located in the forested areas of Kakkayam, Kozhikode, Kerala. The camp was operational during the Indian Emergency period, primarily targeting Naxals. The Rajan case happened there.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

In popular culture

The camp is mentioned in the 2018 Malayalam film Kaattu Vithachavar , the 2008 film Sound of Boot , and the 2025 film Eko .^{[ citation needed ]}

References

↑ "Remembering Rajan, the Innocent Victim of Brutal Emergency Excesses". thewire.in.
↑ "May 24, 1977, Forty Years Ago: Rajan Died In Custody". 24 May 2017.
↑ "Spring thunder days in monsoon land". theweek.in.
↑ Blog, Forensics (5 November 2022). "Rajan – An Victim of a Police Brutality In Terrifying Emergency (1977) - Forensic's blog". forensicfield.blog.
↑ "Koorachundu Village Panchayat – Profile". 10 February 2017.

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[1] "Remembering Rajan, the Innocent Victim of Brutal Emergency Excesses". thewire.in.

[2] "May 24, 1977, Forty Years Ago: Rajan Died In Custody". 24 May 2017.

[3] "Spring thunder days in monsoon land". theweek.in.

[4] Blog, Forensics (5 November 2022). "Rajan – An Victim of a Police Brutality In Terrifying Emergency (1977) - Forensic's blog". forensicfield.blog.

[5] "Koorachundu Village Panchayat – Profile". 10 February 2017.

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